Annotated Collected Hair Locks Stitched to Paper with Handwritten Names and Notes #1, 1866 figure studies Formally and associatively quite a

Formally and associatively quite a delicate feeling thing

I have not attempted to polish it as the brass has a nice warm patina

tail and paws were individually carved then attached

beautifully done

The banners and borders

Annotated Collected Hair Locks Stitched to Paper with Handwritten Names and Notes #1, 1866 figure studies Formally and associatively quite aThis came from a small collection of hair locks and wreaths I just purchased, all dating to the 1860s and all stitched to or tucked into bits of paper annotated with names and notes. I considered listing them as a collection, but realized much of what I find beautiful about these is their specificity and singularity in form and content (color, composition, etc.) and so am more inclined to treat them as individual drawings of sorts, and to hold them up